Hi! I am Tanya and I am 25. I have been living in the Netherlands for a year and a half and study mathematics in the university. This is one of my working days – 19 June, 2012.

Morning!

The weather is promising, I get up and go to the bathroom

Sergey is still sleeping there

Sergey is going to work and gives hugs to the cat)

The cat always wants to escape outside)

My breakfast looks healthy and tasty)

We are in the Netherlands so everyone rides a bike, so do I)

Riding to work

Cheese is sold

Clock at the movie theatre

It’s not only me going to the university by bike

Parking

I work at the TU/E (Technical University of Eindhoven), we make various things for different companies. Research for Industry. I am currently working for DOW Chemicals company that produces plastic tape. I create a mathematic model of tape production for them.

By the way, this is Sandra, our psychologist, today we discussed methods of motivation at work.

My working place

We meet to have lunch together

Today we gonna have Turkish cakes with potatoes and spinach.

The sellers know us and meet smiling.

Mmm..nom-nom

Then we buy cheese..

Cherries and strawberries

Walk in the centre

And come back to the university

We meet our friend Anda

Olena works with me in the office

In 2, 5 hours I decided to drink tea

We point the places where we are all from..

Tabita from Kenya does not like to be photographed

But Alena does!

This is Sonya

Negar from Iran and Kor are discussing a water distribution system in South Africa

Back to work

Can go home now!)

I invite Sonya to my place

Drinking tea at home

Sergey is playing the musical instruments

Making tea

Then we all chat with friends in Skype.

Cat wants to join me

Sonya is chatting with her friend from Germany

Time to have dinner! Indian soup with karri

After dinner, we all do something useful. I make a website, Sonya is learning German, Sergey has left to watch football in the Irish pub.

Sonya has to go, I decide to have a short walk with her.

Sonya gives me a ride)

Saying goodbye!

In the Irish pub, the match Ukraine – England is almost over.

The score 1:0, Ukraine is losing…

At home. I receive a message from my friend

Time to feed the cat

Making the website again

The cat attacks Sergey!

Going to bed!

Location: Eidhoven

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